Competition With Starlink, What's Reliance's Official Reaction?

Starlink is looking to enter the Indian market for Internet services and the fact that it’s backed by Elon Musk is adding a lot of weight to the same. But there’s certain resistance that’s stopping them from entering the Indian market and there’s a lot of discussion happening on the same.

Now, Reliance which had faced allegation of trying to block the entry of Starlink from Elon Musk has now started to create a new discourse by itself.

Reliance Industries which owns and operates Jio has issued a public statement to this effect. This has now led to a new altercation on this matter and let’s have a look into the same.

In light of recent remarks about Reliance and the Indian market, we wish to place the facts on record. Like every Indian enterprise, Reliance has grown in an India that welcomes investment and innovation, homegrown or international, that improve the lives of the people, Reliance stated on this matter.

That openness rests on the rule of law. As the Government of India has stated, it applies the same process to every applicant, Indian or foreign. Jio's own satellite services await clearances.

At Reliance, we have never feared competition. We see it as the truest test of who serves the customer best. Jio itself entered India's crowded telecom market in 2016 as the newest player, with not a single customer.

In just ten years, Jio has earned the trust of over 530 million customers and given Indians some of the best digital infrastructure and most affordable data in the world, the communication from Reliance in this matter said.

We welcome competition in satellite communications, including Starlink. Every player, Jio included, must serve the people of India and abide by the laws and policies of the land, it was pointed out by Reliance as they said they’re welcoming the competition.